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    Here’s where winter storms could impact Thanksgiving travel

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    Winter storm warnings entering the week of Thanksgiving extend from California to the East Coast, and the chance of snow — especially in the Northeast — could impact plans as travel is expected to return for the first time to pre-pandemic levels.

    Key facts

    A cold front is expected to sweep the Midwest and South beginning Wednesday evening and spread eastward on Thanksgiving Day, bringing precipitation and frigid temperatures.

    Winter storms hit the Sierra Nevada in California and Nevada on Tuesday and moved into Colorado and Utah on Wednesday, where up to 36 inches of snow are expected to fall in parts of the mountains and up to 10 inches of snow in the Denver metro area by the evening.

    The storm is expected to move further east, moving into the Midwest and Ohio Valley, where we could see up to an inch of snow, and then to the Northeast, where tracking low pressure near New England raises the possibility of widespread brings rain and snow. Thursday through Friday morning.

    Snowfall on Thursday and into Friday is possible in northern New York and Vermont, and high-altitude rain and snow were seen on Thanksgiving in northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts and eastern New York.

    A winter storm watch is in effect late Thursday through Friday morning for western New York, the eastern Catskills, parts of Vermont and Delaware, and extends into the Eastern Lake Onatrio region Friday afternoon through Monday.

    Those traveling by car in areas from Boston to New York City should be prepared for a wet drive, whether it be snow or heavy rain.

    A wave of cold the weekend after Thanksgiving will send frigid weather to the Midwest and Northeast Great Lakes, with high temperatures in the 20s expected in Chicago, Pittsburgh and Columbus, Ohio.

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    What to pay attention to

    How the weather affects travel. Nearly 80 million people are expected to travel more than 50 miles for the holidays between Tuesday and next Monday. Auto traffic is expected to catch up to pre-pandemic levels: In 2019, 70.6 million people drove to their Thanksgiving destinations, AAA reports, and 71.7 million are expected to do so this year. Nearly 6 million people are expected to fly domestically, an 11% increase from 2019, and international bookings are up 23% compared to last Thanksgiving. Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons are the worst time to travel by car, AAA reported, with traffic congestion expected almost all day on Sunday as well, especially after 1 p.m.

    Surprising fact

    It’s been five years since Thanksgiving brought severely destructive winter weather to parts of the United States. In 2019, a bomb cyclone brought near-hurricane winds to the West Coast and rain that flooded San Diego. The day before Thanksgiving, hail fell in Los Angeles, and three members of an Arizona family died after their truck was swept into a flooded creek. The year before, in 2018, New York City experienced its coldest Thanksgiving since 1901 when temperatures in Central Park reached 19 degrees and other East Coast cities, including Washington DC, also had near-record-breaking cold temperatures.

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